Aadesh Srivastava Loses Battle With Cancer A Day After He Turned 51

Bollywood Music Composer Aadesh Srivastava lost his battle with cancer. He passed away at 12:30 AM on Saturday at Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital.

The composer, who turned 51 just a day ago, was undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells) at the hospital for over 40 days. His cancer, which was first detected in 2010, had relapsed a third time.

The Indian Express reports that he was showing signs of improvement, but his brother-in-law Lalit Pandit (of composer duo Jatin-Lalit) had said that even injections procured from the US were proving to be of little help.

“We were depending on these injections, but they have not worked. And he is beyond that stage where we can start a new therapy. He is in a terminal stage,” Lalit had remarked.

Srivastava’s condition had deteriorated to a point where he was rendered bedridden.

When his cancer was first detected, he had told The Indian Express of his disappointment at his friends from the film industry not turning up to meet him.

This time though many prominent names from the film fraternity had visited him.

“Many people from Bollywood have dropped in. Shekhar Kapur, Suchitra Krishnamoorthy, Poonam Dhillon, Anu Mallik, Jaspinder Narula, Abhijeet and many others came last evening. We are fortunate to have the blessings and love of the industry,” said Lalit.